• A view of the Ephrata Fair midway, circa 1930.
    99th Ephrata Fair set for next week

    The 99th Ephrata Fair kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 26 with fun-filled activities, entertainment, food, rides and games for all visitors. While everyone has their own Ephrata Fair favorites, one Wednesday evening event is, by far, the most...

    • Posted September 20, 2017
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  • Akron council clears a path to the rail trail

    After years of wrestling with the issue of a handicap accessible path from Colonial Drive, through Colonial Park, to the rail trail, Akron Borough Council voted Monday to proceed with the project. Councilman Tom Murray moved to...

    • Posted September 20, 2017
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  • The Lapp farm in Paradise, site of the In-Home Dinner program. Photo by Art Petrosemolo
    The simple pleasures of Amish in-home dining

    Samuel and Ruth Lapp’s farm spreads out for 25 acres from White Oak Road in Paradise. It’s picture perfect and what tourists come to Lancaster County to see. Earlier this spring, when the family’s two-acres of strawberries...

    • Posted September 20, 2017
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  • Rebekah Gregory
    Boston Marathon bombing survivor is chamber speaker

    Boston marathon bombing survivor Rebekah Gregory will be the keynote speaker at the Ephrata Area Chamber of Commerce’s Biennial Fall Dinner Oct. 5. Gregory, now 30, is one of 17 leg amputees which resulted from the terrorist...

    • Posted September 20, 2017
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  • Ephrata Borough now has nuisance ordinance

    With an eye toward protecting the health and welfare of borough residents, Ephrata Borough Council unanimously passed three nuisance ordinances Monday evening. The new laws deal with noise control, nuisance properties and rental permitting, an ordinance which...

    • Posted September 13, 2017
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  • Vendor vetting

    Green Dragon owners discuss steps they take to ensure quality sellers at popular market “We’re in the business of renting space,” Rob Rohrbach of the Green Dragon Farmers Market said. “Getting items for resale is not what...

    • Posted September 13, 2017
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  • CanineBall!

    There was the usual canine craziness on Saturday at the annual end-of-summer doggy swim at the Ephrata Community Pool. Dogs of all sizes, colors and temperaments took the plunge, literally, into the pool for an afternoon of...

    • Posted September 13, 2017
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  • Dillweed’s back at market this week

    Known for their “old-timey shenanigans,” the trio Dillweed returns to perform at the Lititz Farmers Market this Thursday, Sept. 14. The band, which hails from Millersville, is comprised of Ephrata grad Eric Weit, Kimberly Reddinger Weit, and...

    • Posted September 13, 2017
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  • Clay Elementary School principal announces retirement

    Joy Darkes, Clay Elementary School principal, recently announced her plans to retire in December. “I am planning to start a new chapter in my book of life — not an ending — just a new beginning filled...

    • Posted September 13, 2017
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  • Township adopts ‘pawnbroker ordinance’

    Not “known at this time” if Green Dragon vendors subject to new $250 licensing fee Criminals often seek to fence stolen goods through pawnbrokers, secondhand shops, junk dealers, and even antique stores. However, Ephrata Township officials just...

    • Posted September 6, 2017
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